HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FL : 1 dead in 3-vehicle crash in Highlands County on Saturday, 24th February 2024

One person died after a three-vehicle crash in Highlands County on Friday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).

An SUV was stopped for a stop sign on Orange Boulevard at the intersection of U.S. 27.

Another vehicle, also an SUV, was traveling north on the left lane of U.S. 27, approaching the intersection of Orange Boulevard.

A third vehicle, a pickup truck, was stopped for traffic, facing east on the paved median at the intersection of U.S. 27 and Orange Boulevard.

The first SUV attempted to cross the northbound lanes of U.S. 27 in front of the approaching second SUV.

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